[judyeve]

Max is going to be one year old on April 16th! My little baby is growing up.
I've finally gotten him pretty well retrained after he was neutered. He needs to be reminded not to fall back on his old marking habits, but has been a good boy as long as he knows I'm always watching his behavior.

Max's real issues are that he's very dominant and it's not that easy to set limits for him. I'm training him now to stop biting. He doesn't bite to hurt, but I'm training him to sit, stay, etc. If he doesn't want to, he'll turn around and put his teeth on my hand as I'm pushing his butt down to sit. I'm not quite sure how to deal with this in the moment. I won't play tug with him and his toys anymore. He has to give me the toy, then I'll throw it. I've also begun booting him off the couch if he starts playing with my hands with his teeth. I'm constantly saying "no biting" if he puts his teeth on me, and if he gets wild
I lay him on his back, put my hand on his throat with no pressure and say "no biting" in a calm voice. I read that technique in Ian Dunbar's book. He says that's how mother dogs train their pups not to bite. It has, so far, made no impression on him.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Judy